Annabelle Huang in Crypto.News: The End of Airdrop Season

Crypto.News — January 2026

Writing for Crypto.News, Altius CEO Annabelle Huang argues that the end of the airdrop era marks a maturing market. She traces how airdrops and points systems emerged as a regulatory workaround after the ICO backlash, and why they distorted incentives, rewarding extractive behavior over durable product-market fit. With clearer US rules and compliant token-sale platforms returning, she makes the case that direct fundraising restores genuine price discovery and aligns token holders as stakeholders, while airdrops shift toward loyalty and governance rewards.

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